Rents are 11% below what Statesboro's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,418 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Statesboro is 1.5% below its high of $1,440 in July 2026, at $1,418 as of September 2026.
Rent in Statesboro changed -0.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 115 Georgia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.3%.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($44,737) is $1,118 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($870); a 2-bedroom is $1,145.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Statesboro. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Statesboro, GA is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 31.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Statesboro, GA has changed in 5 years
Since 2022, the typical rent in Statesboro, GA has increased from $1,086 to $1,418, a 30.6% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in Statesboro, GA now reports about $44,737, up from $35,353 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 5.4% since 2021, moving from about 32,400 residents to roughly 34,149. College-educated residents now make up 31.6% of adults here, versus 27.2% in 2021. For context, the 2022 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Statesboro, GA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Statesboro is $1,418/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $870/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,145/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $870/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,390/mo.
At 38% of local median household income ($44,737/yr), Statesboro ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.1% over the past year.
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At $1,418/mo, rent takes ~38% of Statesboro's median household income ($44,737/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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